Lung smooth muscle differentiation

International Journal of Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 30, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 869-883

  Low, Robert B ^a   White, Sheryl L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VERMONT   (United States)

Author keywords

Airways; Differentiation; Lung; Smooth muscle; Vasculature

Indexed keywords

CONTRACTILE PROTEIN; MYOSIN HEAVY CHAIN;

CELL CULTURE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN VITRO STUDY; LUNG BLOOD VESSEL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REVIEW; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTILITY;

EID: 0032145515     PISSN: 13572725     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1357-2725(98)00049-1     Document Type: Article

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